THE BEST Lambada is a dance from South America(BRASIL) for couples. The dance became internationally popular in the 1990s, especially in Latin America and Caribbean countries. It has adopted aspects of dances such as forró, salsa, merengue, maxixe and the carimbó. Lambada is generally danced with arched legs, with the steps being from side to side, turning or even swaying, and in its original form never front to back, with a pronounced movement of the hips. At the time when the dance became popular, short skirts for women were in fashion and men wore long trousers, and the dance has become associated with such clothing, especially for women wearing short skirts that swirl up when the woman spins around, typically revealing 90s-style thong underwear. Origins Carimbó dance From the time that Brazil was a Portuguese colony, Carimbó was a common dance in the northern part of the country. Carimbó was a loose and very sensual dance which involved many spins by the female dancer, who typically wore a rounded skirt. The music was mainly to the beat of drums made of trunks of wood, thinned by fire. Carimbó involved only side to side movements and many spins and hip movement, and became the basis of the Lambada. The word Lambada After a while, a local radio station from Belém (Pará's capital city) started to call these new type of music "the strong-beated rhythm" and "the rhythms of Lambada" (lambada meaning "strong slap" or "hit" in Portuguese; cf. French and later English ... Теги:INDIABRASILonetruemedia
I do not own the rights to this song. This video is for educational purposes only. Recorded on May 30, 2011 using a Flip Video camcorder. I totally messed up on both of the breaks! But I am too lazy to re-record. Perfect is boring - right!!! Plus there is no such thing as mistakes...only unexpected solos! Теги:flipshare
